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to leap to sb's defence

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  • leap to someone's defence — leap to someone’s defence phrase to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized Officials leapt to the defence of Mr Evans and promised to stand by him. Thesaurus: to protect or defend someone or somethingsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leap to someone's defence — to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized Officials leapt to the defence of Mr Evans and promised to stand by him …   English dictionary

  • leap — leap1 [li:p] v past tense and past participle leapt [lept] especially BrE leaped especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump)¦ 2¦(move fast)¦ 3¦(increase)¦ 4 leap at the chance/opportunity 5 leap to somebody s defence 6¦(heart)¦ Phrasal verbs   …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • leap — I UK [liːp] / US [lɪp] verb Word forms leap : present tense I/you/we/they leap he/she/it leaps present participle leaping past tense leaped or leapt UK [lept] / US past participle leaped or leapt ** 1) [intransitive] to move somewhere suddenly… …   English dictionary

  • defence */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈfens] / US noun Word forms defence : singular defence plural defences 1) [uncountable] actions that you take to protect someone or something that is being attacked come/rush to someone s defence: Two of his friends came to his defence. a)… …   English dictionary

  • defence — de|fence W1S2 BrE defense AmE [dıˈfens] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(protection)¦ 2¦(military)¦ 3¦(against criticism)¦ 4¦(in a law court)¦ 5¦(emotions)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROTECTION …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • leap — 1 verb past tense and past participle leapt, especially BrE leaped especially AmE 1 JUMP a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place: Jen leapt across the stream. b) (T) literary… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • defence — (BrE) (AmE defense) noun 1 action to protect sb/sth from attack ADJECTIVE ▪ adequate, effective ▪ immune, natural ▪ the body s natural defence against viruses ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • Great Leap Forward — For other uses, see Great Leap Forward (disambiguation). History of the People s Republic of China    …   Wikipedia

  • Zhang Wentian — (zh stp|s=张闻天|t=張聞天|p=Zhāng Wéntiān) (1900 ndash;July 1, 1976), also known as Luo Fu, was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 1935 to March 20, 1943.BiographyA native of Pudong Shanghai, Zhang joined the CPC in 1925… …   Wikipedia

  • The Nigel Barton Plays — are two semi autobiographical television dramas by British playwright Dennis Potter, first broadcast on BBC1 in 1965 as part of The Wednesday Play strand. The first play, Stand Up, Nigel Barton, follows the eponymous character s journey from his… …   Wikipedia

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